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Clendenin, WV 25156 Frost Dates

Frost dates for Clendenin, WV, ZIP 25156

Zone 7a

The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/16, about 231 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/26, about 192 frost-free days later.

Clendenin sits in USDA Zone 7a (0 to 5°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.

What to do before the first frost

Zone 7a around Clendenin has about 8 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.

Why 04/16 isn't a guarantee

04/16 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/01 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/05 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.

How Clendenin compares

At roughly 192 frost-free days, Clendenin places 20,485 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within WV, it ranks 293 of 885.

Learn more

the frost range explains how to read the range around Clendenin's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Clendenin can differ from the 25156 normal.